Introducing Lighten Up

I always love popping in during the countdown and introducing a new set to ya'll. Today I'm here for Day 2 of the countdown (and the 7th day of the anniversary...can you believe it?) with some projects using Melissa Bickford's new set "Lighten Up". I had to laugh when I saw the preview and my subsequent assignment. Have you been to Target lately? I've been snapping up fun patterned lamp shades to cheer up the house since mid-January. This is the perfect stamp set for me right now.

First card is a row of lamps on a table. I liberally used the Pacific Vineyard patterned paper pack. Both shapes of the lamp shades and all three lamps are here on the card. Just to give you a good idea. The lamps are heat embossed in clear on Dark Chocolate cardstock. I thought it would be fun to add pulls on a few lamps with a hand drawn line and a silver brand.

Now, I always like to do something different with my sets and so for my second card, I made those lamp shades into hanging pendants. The outlined shade image was stamped on patterned paper I made with the new Background Basics: Medallions. I masked off below the middle lamp and used an Tim Holtz ink applicator tool  with Summer Sunrise ink to make it look like the light is on and spotlighting the word "you" from the new "Simply You" set. I selectively inked the rest of the sentiment from "Lighten Up", leaving off the word "you" at the beginning to make it work.

And lastly, I envisioned a little tableau on a dresser. The dresser was a cinch to make using the negative space left over by die cutting Fillable Frames #4 die and using Angled Labels for drawers. Same goes for the curtain. This is a fancy smancy lamp, so I used my Copics to give it some trim. A lighter color Copic was used on the inside rim, because you would be able to see through it a little bit in real life.

Since the sentiment was left off the front, you can find it inside. Used Fillable Frames #4 (die and stamp set) again to echo the lines on the front.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope I helped you see the light about how awesome this stamp set is. Make sure to stop by the following blogs to see more previews today.


Nichole Heady
Heather Nichols
Lisa Johnson
Maile Belles
Melissa Bickford


Supplies

Line of Lamps Card
Lighten Up and Lighten Up Additions
Patterned Paper: Pacific Vineyard
Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Ripe Avocado, Kraft
Ink: Dark Chocolate
Clear Embossing Powder, brads
Mega Mat Stack 4 and Lighten Up Dies


You Light Up My Life Card
Stamps: Lighten Up, Simply You, BB: Medallions
Ink: Smokey Shadow, Summer Sunrise Orange Zest, Aqua Mist
Lighten Up  and Double Ended Banner Dies
Cardstock: Aqua Mist, Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores, Terracota Tile
Orange Zest, Harvest Gold, Hawaiian Shores Vintage Buttons
Pen, gemstones


Dresser Card


Stamps: Lighten Up & Lighten Up Additions, Fillable Frame #4, Nativity Silhouette Additions, Postmarks, Simple Stationary
Cardstock: Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Stamper's Select White
Patterned Paper: Aqua Mist Collection
Dies: Fillable Frame #4, Angled Labels, Alphablocks, Lighten Up Collection
Ink: True Black, Summer Sunrise, Raspberry Fizz
gemstones
Lace Impression Die